Man Accused Of Robbing Pedestrian

August 30, 1999

BRISTOL — A city man is accused of threatening a pedestrian with a gun and stealing his wallet, police said.

Neil Langevin, 22, of 19 Jacobs St., was charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree larceny, police said. He was being held in lieu of $50,000 bond and is to be arraigned at Bristol Superior Court today.

Police said a 59-year-old man was walking on West Street Saturday night when a stranger approached him, inidcated he had a gun and took his wallet. The man told police he was knocked down or fell during the incident. The wallet contained personal papers and a small amount of cash, police said.

Officers responding to a report of a suspicious person a short time later found Langevin in possession of some of the victim's personal effects, police said.